Ajrakh

The world is buzzing with the words like ‘sustainability’ and ‘eco-friendly’ in the past few years. What most people do not realize is that there are crafts which espouse these values for centuries. One such craft is Ajrakh. Ajrakh is the name of a block printed cloth with deep crimson red and indigo blue background, bearing symmetrical patterns with interspersed unprinted sparkling white motifs. An ancient craft, the history of the Ajrak can be traced back to the civilizations of the Indus Valley that existed around 2500 BC-1500 BC. It has been flourishing in the Kutch region for centuries now.